Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-06-03
Local News.

Peter H. Meiss, of Ridgeway, was in
town on Thursday.
James A Owen returned from Da-
kota on Wednesday of last week.
Mrs. Matilda Fletcher will lecture at
the City hall on Monday, June l3.
Howe, Wall & Clark's ministries will
show at the City Hall on Saturday
evening.
The Mineral Point band has been
engaged to play at Darlington on July
4th.
The fine new NJ. f. church building
at Monroe was dedicated on Sunday
May %.
Mrs. Brady, of Platteville, is visiting
here, the guest Of her sister, Mrs. M.
McCarvi,Ie.
Misses Carrie CORN and Kate Hos
king, of Dodgeville were in this city
Wednesday.
Rev. w. J. G. Bond, of the r. NJ.
church, attended conference at New
Diggings last week.
Mrs Eugene Early, of Dubuque, has
been visiting in this city at the resi-
dence of Mrs John Stanley.
Samuel Black, Of Oakland, Califor-
mia, is in this city on business connected
with the estate of John S. Thorburn,
deceased
Rev. Joseph Hewitt attended the
conference Of the i. NJ. church, at New
DiggiDgs last week.
Miss Maggie Allen, accompanied by
Miss Belle Jones, of Dodgeville, is
visiting friends and relatives in this
city, this week.
Superintendent $. J. Collins has been
transferred from the Prairie du Chen
division to the Kansas City division
of the st. Paul railway.
Edward Kilkelly, whose residence
was four miles southwest of Darling
ton, was recently kicked by horse,
and died from the injuries received.
There will be three days temper
ance meeting held in Dodgeville com
mencing June Goth. A number of
leading prohibtionists will be in atten-
dance.
The West Wisconsin conference of
the Methodist Episcopal church will
September % Bishop Fowler will
preside.
The members of the Williamson
Drum Corps, of Dodgeville, passed
through Mineral Point, on Wednesday
morning, on their way TO the Reunion
at Shullsburg.
Sparta is excited over number of
fires that have occurred in that city
the past week. 1t is believed to be
the work of fire bugs who are trying to
destroy the town. Richland Repub-
lican.
The general expression to-day is that
the Howe, Wall Il Clark MINISTRIES ut
the Opera House, last evening gave the
finest minstrel show ever given in
Moline The Evening Chimes, Moline,
ILL.,, May %, 81.
Backache, stitches in the side, in
nation and soreness of the bowels, are
symptoms of disordered state of the
digestive and assimilative organs,
which can be corrected by the use of
Ayers Cathartic Pills.
Len Y. Doty, formerly of Darlington,
has returned from Doland, Dakota,
where he has been for the past six
months or more lie was in this city
on Tuesday, and received a cordial
welcome from his numerous friends.
Avoca and Barneveld have been given
democratic postmasters. Josiah Ward
was appointed for the former place
and NJ. A. Torphy for the latter. They
are both good citizens and deserving
democrats, and will make good post
masters.
Herman CUM, of Austin, Mimi, is
in town visiting ut the residence of
Joseph Deller and family, where his
daughter has been for some time past
Mr. GUM holds position in the
railway mail service running from
Chicago to Minneapolis.
While attempting to cross the rail
road track ut Richland Center, the city
bus was run down by freight cars
being backed into position and demol-
ished 1t was full of children at the
time who in some manner escaped in
Jury other than few bruises
Il. ). I.anyon, came up from Joplin,
Missouri, on Friday last, having been
called to the bedside of his father.
Simon Lanyou, Sr., who lies very sick
at his home in this city. The latter,
I'VE are pleased to state, has improved
considerably during the last few days.
The corner stone of the new Catholic
church at Keyesyille. Richland county,
will be laid June 9, with imposing GER
emonies. Among other things to be
deposited in the foundation will be the
names OF the pope, bishop, president,
governor. state senator, mayor of Rich
land Center, and numerous coins.
Z. J. Affolter was in town last week
representing new book bindery which
has been opened in connection with
The Gazette printing office Mt James
Vile. Parties in this section having
book binding to be done will find it 10